Create a Beaded Guardian Angel Ornament with Soft Flex Craft Wire

Create a Beaded Guardian Angel Ornament with Soft Flex Craft Wire

Create a Beaded Guardian Angel Ornament with Craft WireThis week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we created a heartfelt keepsake ornament. Keep your guardian angel with you this holiday season with this handmade DIY Guardian Angel Christmas Tree Ornament or Suncatcher. We made this with just a few beads from the White Christmas Bead Mix (sold out) and Soft Flex Craft Wire in 2…
Learn How To Make A DIY Lariat Necklace

Learn How To Make A DIY Lariat Necklace

Would you like to learn how to make a beaded lariat necklace? If you are a beginner, this fun jewelry style is a great way to master  new techniques and learn how to break the rules. Lariats are, basically, long necklaces that do not require a clasp to finish. Fundamentally, lariats are a single length of beaded cord, beading wire, or chain. They are not closed into a loop…
Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Fall Masterpiece Design Kit

Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Fall Masterpiece Design Kit

Oh my goodness - it's Kit Day! If you are like us, you look forward to this day all month. Kit Day is a Soft Flex holiday. It is the day we launch our newest mystery beading kit. We unbox our previous kit, live, and make jewelry with our friends. And we take a look at last month's kit creations. Kit Day is a day full innovative design and creative exuberance. You cannot help but get i…
Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading Wire

Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading Wire

Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading WireLearn how to make a fabulous beaded kumihimo design using seed beads, cathedral beads and Soft Flex .019/Medium beading wire. This beaded kumihimo braid looks complex, but works up quickly. In this video, Kristen shares how to kumihimo on a round disk with an 8-wrap pattern. You will need (8) 36" strands of Soft Flex beading wi…
Weekly Video Recap: Rattan Wicker Jewelry And A Live Beading Party With Joyce From Just Bead It

Weekly Video Recap: Rattan Wicker Jewelry And A Live Beading Party With Joyce From Just Bead It

Have you recovered from the  Great Bead Extravaganza? That was such an amazing journey. Whether you marathoned all of the live jewelry making classes or just caught some here and there, it was such an awesome variety of beading techniques and incredible finished jewelry. This week, we moved forward with more beading fun. We made some modern Boho styled jewelry for fall. We held a&nb…
Top 10 Kumihimo Projects From The Soft Flex Company YouTube Channel

Top 10 Kumihimo Projects From The Soft Flex Company YouTube Channel

Top 10 Kumihimo Projects From The Soft Flex Company YouTube Channel Kumihimo means 'gathered threads' in Japanese. It is a form of braiding. Kumihimo braids can be used to create decorative lace, cords, jewelry or clothing accessories. Historically, Kumihimo braids have been used in Samurai armor and weaponry. The braids were used as a functional knit for their armor pieces. Decorativ…